Pay at least the minimum on each debt. Each month, pay off as much of your debt as you can. At least pay the minimum you owe on each loan. This will protect your credit rating. If you can afford to pay more, pay down the loan with the highest interest rate first. As you pay [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, November 11th Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 Sergeant at Arms Ray Gascon led a colour guard including Manitouwadge Fire Chief Owen Cranney and legionnaires, William (Bill) Warren, Cynthia Warren, and Excelda Cormie in the annual Remembrance Day Parade. In [Read more]
The Moment of Tooth: How the Tooth Fairy can teach your kids about money Losing a first tooth followed by a visit from the Tooth Fairy is a huge milestone in a child’s life. With piggy banks poising to chow down, how can parents determine the appropriate amount to give? Baby teeth are [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – October 26th students from St. Martin School went door to door dressed up in their favorite Halloween costumes, in order to collect non-perishables items to donate to the Harvest Cupboard Foodbank. The students were able to collect an astounding amount of 755 [Read more]
New study shows inconsistencies in acute care hospital visiting policies OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) today released a study revealing inconsistencies in visiting policies at hospitals – frequently limiting visiting by family members and loved ones [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The 1st Manitouwadge Guide Unit, comprised of Sparks, Brownies and Guides, celebrated enrollment Monday, November 2nd, with more than 30 girls, plus 9 leaders, vowing to do and be their best while contributing positively to the world around them, to officially become [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Pulp mill owner AV Terrace Bay Inc. pleaded guilty to seven offences and was fined $250,000 for failing to ensure that effluent discharge and testing limits were maintained, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act (EPA). AV Terrace Bay Inc. owns and operates a pulp [Read more]
It’s been a rocky year for investors but that doesn’t mean things need to get worse as we near tax loss selling season. Some prudent planning done now can reap dividends later. Generally speaking, most retail investors conduct tax loss selling during the latter part of November and the first [Read more]
École Saint-Joseph student claims top award at Mathnasium’s TriMathlon competition Alexander Burnham, a grade 4 student at Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, was recently able to put his mathematics skills to good use at the Mathnasium’s TriMathlon competition. Highly motivated by mathematics, [Read more]
Information provided by the Canadian Cancer Society NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the Canadian Cancer Society Northwest Region has challenged the mayors to help us raise awareness (by spreading the word, sporting pink clothing, painting their nails [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Ontario’s second annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week runs from November 1-7, 2015, and the Marathon Fire Department reminds you to install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in your home if you have a fuel-burning appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage. “The law [Read more]
The Lexus Circle, a sort of ‘hoverboard’, released earlier this year to much fanfare has nothing on a Canadian inventor’s newest creation. The Circle’s hype was soon followed by fan-disappointment as hopeful would-be hoverboard riders learned of the board and riding [Read more]
WHAT IS TRICK OR EAT? Volunteers will be going door to door on Halloween night and will collect non-perishable food items for the local food bank. HOW CAN I HELP? Have 1 or 2 non-perishable food items ready for the Trick or Eat volunteers when they come to your door. WHEN DO VOLUNTEERS VISIT? [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – September 30th Manitouwadge Public School (MPS) was one of thousands of schools and sites across Canada united in remembrance of a very significant individual in our country’s history – Terry Fox. Prior to setting out on the walk in memory of Terry’s [Read more]
As you pulled your fall coat out of storage, did you stop and think to yourself, “maybe this needs a little something extra”? The pink ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol in the fight against breast cancer. This October, make a statement that tells the world that you care [Read more]
